Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Living zone 2022 of Douai (59178)

Detailed figures

Paru le :26/06/2025

EMP T1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity

EMP T1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity
Economic activity 2011 2016 2022
Altogether 106 947 102 251 100 182
Working age adult in % 67,3 69,4 71,1
 Working age adults with a job in % 55,6 56,3 59,3
 Unemployed workers in % 11,8 13,0 11,8
Economically inactive people in % 32,7 30,6 28,9
 Pupils, students or interns in % 10,6 10,6 10,5
 Retirees in % 8,9 7,6 6,2
 Other economically inactive people in % 13,1 12,4 12,2
  • Sources : Insee, RP2011, RP2016 and RP2022, main operations, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP T2 - Economic activity and employment of the population aged 15 to 64 by sex and by age in 2022

EMP T2 - Economic activity and employment of the population aged 15 to 64 by sex and by age in 2022
Sex and age Population Active people Activity rate in % Working people Employment rate in %
Altogether 100 182 71 211 71,1 59 380 59,3
 15 to 24 years old 20 680 8 907 43,1 5 952 28,8
 25 to 54 years old 59 127 51 532 87,2 44 095 74,6
 55 to 64 years old 20 375 10 772 52,9 9 333 45,8
Male 49 886 37 448 75,1 31 303 62,7
 15 to 24 years old 10 978 5 045 46,0 3 367 30,7
 25 to 54 years old 29 097 26 866 92,3 23 204 79,7
 55 to 64 years old 9 810 5 537 56,4 4 731 48,2
Female 50 297 33 763 67,1 28 077 55,8
 15 to 24 years old 9 702 3 861 39,8 2 585 26,6
 25 to 54 years old 30 029 24 666 82,1 20 891 69,6
 55 to 64 years old 10 565 5 235 49,6 4 601 43,6
  • Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2022

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2022
Population (%)
Working age adults who have a job 59,3
Unemployed workers 11,8
Retirees 6,2
Pupils, students or interns 10,5
Other economically inactive people 12,2
  • Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2022

  • Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP T3 - Population aged 15 to 64 by current or previous socioprofessional group

EMP T3 - Population aged 15 to 64 by current or previous socioprofessional group
Socioprofessional group 2011 including working people 2016 including working people 2022 including working people
Altogether 72 072 59 259 70 169 56 993 71 485 59 558
including farmer operators 262 262 290 285 176 172
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 2 744 2 470 2 833 2 532 3 010 2 783
including managers and higher intellectual professions 7 147 6 881 7 200 6 937 8 068 7 764
including intermediate professions 16 706 15 218 16 585 14 974 17 547 16 028
including employees 21 783 17 863 21 326 17 180 20 443 16 856
including workers 21 580 16 565 19 964 15 085 20 469 15 955
  • Sources : Insee, RP2011, RP2016 and RP2022, additional operations, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP T4 - Unemployment of the 15-64 aged population

EMP T4 - Unemployment of the 15-64 aged population
Number of unemployed workers and unemployment rate 2011 2016 2022
Number of unemployed workers 12 578 13 322 11 831
Unemployment rate in % 17,5 18,8 16,6
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 39,4 40,6 33,2
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 14,7 16,3 14,4
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 11,4 14,3 13,4
  • Sources : Insee, RP2011, RP2016 and RP2022, main operations, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP G2 - Unemployment rate of the 15-64 aged population by level of graduation

EMP G2 - Unemployment rate of the 15-64 aged population by level of graduation
Taux de chômage en %
No diploma or primary education certificate 33,4
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 26,8
CAP, BEP or equivalent 20,1
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 16,2
2 years at university 9,5
3 to 4 years at university 6,3
5 years or more at university 5,9
  • Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP G2 - Unemployment rate of the 15-64 aged population by level of graduation

  • Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP T5 - Employment and activity

EMP T5 - Employment and activity
Employment activity 2011 2016 2022
Number of jobs in the area 61 371 61 235 63 349
Working age adult living in the area 59 812 58 147 60 109
Occupational concentration by industry 102,6 105,3 105,4
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 54,7 54,7 54,4
  • The employment concentration indicator is equal to the number of jobs in the zone per 100 active persons with a job residing in the zone.
  • Sources : Insee, RP2011, RP2016 and RP2022, main operations holdings, place of residence and place of work, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP T6 - Employment by working status

EMP T6 - Employment by working status
Working status 2011 % 2016 % 2022 %
Altogether 61 371 100,0 61 235 100,0 63 349 100,0
Employee 56 649 92,3 56 283 91,9 58 055 91,6
 including women 26 034 42,4 26 265 42,9 28 035 44,3
 including part time jobs 11 254 18,3 10 842 17,7 9 948 15,7
Non-employee 4 723 7,7 4 951 8,1 5 295 8,4
 including women 1 590 2,6 1 769 2,9 2 060 3,3
 including part time jobs 477 0,8 575 0,9 705 1,1
  • Sources : Insee, RP2011, RP2016 and RP2022, main operations workplaces, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP T7 - Employment by socioprofessional group in 2022

EMP T7 - Employment by socioprofessional group in 2022
Socioprofessional group Number %
Altogether 63 881 100,0
Farmer operators 222 0,3
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 3 074 4,8
Managers and higher intellectual professions 7 939 12,4
Intermediate professions 16 248 25,4
Employees 17 354 27,2
Workers 19 043 29,8
  • Source : Insee, RP2022 additional operation at the workplace, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP G3 - Employment by socioprofessional group

EMP G3 - Employment by socioprofessional group
2011 2016 2022
Farmer operators 0,5 0,5 0,3
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 4,2 4,5 4,8
Managers and higher intellectual professions 11,2 11,8 12,4
Intermediate professions 25,0 25,2 25,4
Employees 29,6 29,1 27,2
Workers 29,4 28,9 29,8
  • Sources: Insee, RP2011, RP2016 and RP2022, additional work place of work, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP G3 - Employment by socioprofessional group

  • Sources: Insee, RP2011, RP2016 and RP2022, additional work place of work, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP T8 - Employment by economic sectors

EMP T8 - Employment by economic sectors
Economic sector 2011 2016 2022
Number % Number % Number % including women in % including employees %
Altogether 61 451 100,0 61 149 100,0 63 881 100,0 47,9 92,2
Agriculture 616 1,0 681 1,1 607 1,0 22,4 65,1
Industry 12 044 19,6 10 526 17,2 9 391 14,7 20,0 96,6
Construction 3 986 6,5 3 575 5,8 3 662 5,7 13,7 83,8
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 22 541 36,7 24 259 39,7 28 765 45,0 45,5 90,3
Public administration/education/human health/social work 22 263 36,2 22 108 36,2 21 455 33,6 69,8 94,9
  • Sources : Insee, RP2011, RP2016 and RP2022, additional work place of work, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP G4 - Feminisation rate of employment by status and economic sectors in 2022

EMP G4 - Feminisation rate of employment by status and economic sectors in 2022
Employees Non-employees
Agriculture 24,4 18,6
Industry 20,0 18,7
Construction 14,3 10,8
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 46,2 38,6
Public administration, education, human health, social work 70,2 63,1
  • Source : Insee, RP2022 additional operation at the workplace, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP G4 - Feminisation rate of employment by status and economic sectors in 2022

  • Source : Insee, RP2022 additional operation at the workplace, geography as of 01/01/2025.